Tong sharpener



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\ TONG SHARPENER Filed Aug. 30, 1946 Wag Patented May 25, 1948 UNITED STATES' PATENT OFFICE TON G SHARPENER Harry L. Harris, Sn, Freeport, Tex. Application August 30, 1946, Serial No. 694,001

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a tong sharpener.

An object of the present invention is to provide a sharpener of the character described specially designed for use in sharpening the points of ice tongs.

It is necessary to keep the points of ice tongs very sharp so that the tongs will securely engage with the heavy blocks of ice to be carried so that the blocks will not be released and dropped causing injury to the carrier. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sharpener for the purpose indicated.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a tong sharpener to which the tong may be applied and whereby the tong will be maintained in proper position during the sharpening operation.

With the above and other objects in view the invention has particular relation to certain novel features of construction, arrangement of parts and use an example of which is given in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a side view of the sharpener showing the tong applied thereto. Figure 2 is a plan view, and

Figure 3 is a cross sectional View taken of the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring now more ings wherein like numerals of reference designate the same parts in each of the figures the numeral 1 designates a plate-like base, preferably rectangular in form.

Secured to, and upstanding from, the base, at on end there are the anchors 2 and 3 which are connected by a transverse rod dextending therethrough and having a head 5 on one end and a nut 5 screwed onto the other end.

These anchors support the rods I, 'l which are spaced transversely apart as shown in Figures 2 and 3 and supported on these rods are the series of sharpening discs 8, 8 which are arranged in staggered relation and whose adjacent margins overlap as shown in Figures 2 and 3.

The discs of each series are maintained in spaced relation by means of the intervening, annular, spacers 9, 9 which are of less transverse diameter than the diameter of the discs.

The discs 8 are formed of hard material and each disc has two annular cutting edges as It], Illa.

particularly to the draw- At the opposite end of the base I there is an upstanding stop H and secured to said stop and to the base, preferably by welding, there are the inwardly extending, vertical plates l2, l2 which are spaced apart a sufficient distance to allow the pointed end of the tong l3 to fit snugly between said plates and the inner ends of the plates i2 are united together from their upper to their lower margins, said united ends declining forwardly, or inwardly.

In application the tongs are held open, as shown in Figure 1, by the operator, with one of the pointed ends between the plates 12 and with the pointed end to be sharpened resting between the series of discs 8, as shown in Figure 1.

The tong is then reciprocated longitudinally back and forth. As the tong is moved in one direction the discs 8 will assume a slight diagonal relation, in one direction, with respect to the rods 1, so as to bring the edges Illa into close frictional contact with the point to be sharpened, on each side, and when the tong is moved in the other direction the discs 8 will assume a diagonal relation with the rods 1, in the other direction, so as to bring the cutting edges Ill into frictional engagement with the point to be sharpened, on each side.

A continued reciprocation of the tong in the relation stated will soon elfect the sharpening of the point.

The tong can then be reversed and the other point sharpened.

It is to be here noted that the inner, or closed, ends of the plates l2 are given such a pitch that the shank of the tong will engage with said closed end at the point [4 before the point of the tong comes into contact with said closed end so that said point will not be dulled.

The drawings and description are illustrative merely while the broad principle of the invention will be defined by the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A tong sharpener comprising, a base, spaced anchors upstanding from the base, a pair of parallel rods supported by said anchors, a series of sharpening dics mounted on each rod, the discs of one series being staggered with relation to the discs of the other series and whose adjacent margins overlap, annular spacers between the discs of each series which are of less transverse diameter 3 than thev diameter of the discs, an upstanding stop secured to the base and spaced from said discs, inwardy extended vertical plates secured to said base and stop and which are spaced apart,

said plates forming a guide in which one end of 5 wardly, said guide being spaced from and aligned with the overlapping margins of said discs.

HARRY'L. HARRIS, SR.

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